Garment-supporter



(No Model.)

S. HOHENSTEIN.

GARMENT SUPPORTBR.

No. 391,713. Patented Oct-28, 1888.

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GARNI ENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 391,713, dated Qctober 23, 1888.

Application filed June l1, 1838. Serial No.276,767. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SALLY HonENsTEIN, a citizen o f Germany, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters; and I dn hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in thctart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in lgarmentsupporters; and it consists in a device capable of being attached to a suspender, and a means for gripping or taking hold of fabric of any thickness, as Will be fully set forth hereinafter.

In the acconipanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved garment-supporter constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asidesectional elevation of the same. Fig. Sis a side elevation of my improvement, showing the same open to receive the garment.

To put my invention into practice7 I provide a small piece of sheet metal and form therefrom a frame, a, of suitable size, having two parallel bearing-arms,b,formed integral-therewith, occupying a position along each side of the frame. Secured to the upper portion of the frame c, between the bearing-arms b, is a flat spring, c, provided with several indentations, d, on its lower end, which, together with two or more formed on the frame a directly opposite, serve to better clamp the garment or fabric placed between the spring c and frame a. Pivoted to the lower extremities of the which operation, by means of the bent portion f of the lever e, rigidly clamps the fabric between the spring c and the frame c.

In order to release the fabric, the lever c is made to occupy a position such as shown at Fig. 3 on the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

In a garment-supporter such as described, the combination, consisting of the frame a, having a slot, g, formed therein for the purpose of attaching the same to asuspender, the bearingarms b,form ed integral with the frame c, the spring c, secured between the arms b, the lever e, pivoted to theparallel arms b, having a bent portion, f, adapted to operate p against the spring c, and the small indentations d, for further securing the fabric between the spring c and frame c, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature this 20th day of April, A. D. 1888.

SALLY HOHENS'IEIN. [L s] In presence of- S. A. WILL, M. E. HARRIsoN. 

